South Africa:The Way of Gupta? Pressure Mounts for Naspers As MultiChoice Faces Fires On Multiple Fronts

[Daily Maverick] With MultiChoice accused of having essentially bought government policy over digital encryption to benefit its business, calls for investigations are heaping up both locally and internationally. In addition to a potential class action lawsuit against the company being mooted by a US firm, the Chinese Securities Regulatory Commission has also been asked to launch an inquiry into Naspers. Comparisons between Naspers and the Gupta-owned company Oakbay, meanwhile, are inevitable. By REBECCA D